Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.9° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
353
345
276
270
207
193
158
143
117
117
114
78
76
71
99
106
83
87
82
72
70
84
84
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:34AM1.11m
3:14PM1.54m
4:01AM0.97m
3:57PM1.62m
5:56AM0.90m
4:51PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.45m
10:13PM0.44m
8:59AM0.62m
11:33PM0.29m
9:44AM0.77m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
17
18
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
13
14
15
14
15
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
17
16
15
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